Small Businesses Asking Not to Make Major Changes To Health Care Polices

By KKCO&nbsp|&nbsp

Posted: Thu 7:57 AM, Jan 03, 2008

Denver (AP) _ Small business owners are asking Coloradolawmakers to tread lightly before making major changes to healthcare and tax policies this year.

Tony Gagliardi is state director of the national federation ofindependent business. He says a survey of 7,000 members statewideshowed they are worried lawmakers will try to require them to offeremployees expensive health care plans and try to raise taxes tosupport expanded programs for health care, transportation andeducation.

House speaker Andrew Romanoff says economic development will be one of the top issues in the upcoming session, and several plansare being offered to help businesses.

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